# Italy men's national handball team

The Italy national handball team is the national handball team of Italy. It only had 1 appearance in World championship 1997, and the next year hosted the European Championship (in both times coached by Lino Červar). It had poor result in both competitions. It never qualified for the Olympic Games. On 9th May 2024 Italy is qualified for IHF World Men’s Handball Championship 2025 in Croatia, Denmark and Norway after beating Montenegro 66-58 in two legs.

## Competitive record
### World Championship

World Championship record :
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 1938 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1954 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1958 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1961 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1964 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1967 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1970 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1974 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1978 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1982 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1986 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1990 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1993 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1995 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1997 | Preliminary round | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 100 | 105 |
| 1999 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2001 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2003 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2005 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2007 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2009 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2011 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2013 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2015 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2017 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| / 2019 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2021 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| / 2023 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| // 2025 | Main round | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 161 | 172 |
| 2027 | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined |
| / 2029 | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined |
| // 2031 | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined |
| Total | 2/32 | – | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 261 | 277 |

### European Championship

European Championship record :
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 1994 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1996 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1998 | Preliminary round | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 133 | 148 |
| 2000 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2002 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2004 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2006 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2008 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2010 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2012 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2014 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2016 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2018 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2020 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| / 2022 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2024 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| // 2026 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| // 2028 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | 1/18 | – | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 133 | 148 |

### Mediterranean Games

* 1979 – 2nd
* 1991 – 3rd
* 1997 – 2nd
* 2013 – 4th

## Team
### Current squad

The squad for the 2025 World Men's Handball Championship.
Head coach: Riccardo Trillini
* No.
* Pos.
* Name
* Date of birth (age)
* Height
* App.
* Goals
* Club
* 1
* GK
* Domenico Ebner
* (1994-04-26) 26 April 1994 (age 30)
* 1.92 m
* 53
* 9
* SC DHfK Leipzig
* 2
* RW
* Leo Prantner
* (2001-11-24) 24 November 2001 (age 23)
* 1.78 m
* 28
* 18
* HBW Balingen-Weilstetten
* 4
* LW
* Tommasso De Angelis
* (2005-09-21) 21 September 2005 (age 19)
* 1.75 m
* 19
* 22
* BM Benidorm
* 5
* LW
* Gianluca Dapiran
* (1994-05-09) 9 May 1994 (age 30)
* 1.93 m
* 65
* 78
* Cassano Magnago
* 6
* LB
* Davide Bulzamini
* (1995-02-03) 3 February 1995 (age 30)
* 1.94 m
* 72
* 105
* Accademia Pallamano Conversano
* 7
* LB
* Filippo Angiolini
* (1999-04-23) 23 April 1999 (age 25)
* 1.90 m
* 11
* 0
* ASD Albatro
* 8
* RB
* Giacomo Savini
* (1998-05-19) 19 May 1998 (age 26)
* 1.85 m
* 61
* 46
* Cassano Magnago
* 9
* P
* Gabriele Sontacchi
* (2003-09-19) 19 September 2003 (age 21)
* 1.90 m
* 7
* 3
* SSV Bozen Loacker
* 10
* CB
* Marco Mengon
* (2000-01-03) 3 January 2000 (age 25)
* 1.90 m
* 52
* 81
* Sélestat Alsace Handball
* 13
* RW
* Umberto Bronzo
* (2000-12-29) 29 December 2000 (age 24)
* 1.83 m
* 38
* 48
* Handball Sassari
* 15
* CB
* Simone Mengon
* (2000-01-03) 3 January 2000 (age 25)
* 1.92 m
* 37
* 57
* ThSV Eisenach
* 16
* GK
* Andrea Colleluori
* (2000-05-17) 17 May 2000 (age 24)
* 1.87 m
* 34
* 0
* Meran Handball
* 17
* P
* Endrit Iballi
* (1998-05-15) 15 May 1998 (age 26)
* 1.89 m
* 23
* 12
* SSV Brixen
* 19
* RW
* Thomas Bortoli
* (2002-02-20) 20 February 2002 (age 22)
* 1.94 m
* 36
* 44
* Istres Provence Handball
* 24
* LB
* Mikael Helmersson
* (2003-09-29) 29 September 2003 (age 21)
* 1.99 m
* 7
* 23
* HSC 2000 Coburg
* 25
* CB
* Pablo Marrochi
* (1986-09-13) 13 September 1986 (age 38)
* 1.90 m
* 48
* 95
* Accademia Pallamano Conversano
* 29
* LW
* Jeremi Pirani
* (1994-01-18) 18 January 1994 (age 31)
* 1.78 m
* 0
* 0
* Tremblay-en-France Handball
* 30
* P
* Tommaso Romei
* (2003-03-30) 30 March 2003 (age 21)
* 1.90 m
* 4
* 0
* Meran Handball
* 32
* P
* Andrea Parisini
* (1994-11-18) 18 November 1994 (age 30)
* 1.94 m
* 97
* 161
* Pays d'Aix Université Club
* 90
* GK
* Giovanni Pavani
* (2000-08-03) 3 August 2000 (age 24)
* 1.86 m
* 3
* 0
* Handball Sassari

### Former head coaches

* Lino Červar
* Francisco Javier Equisoain Azanza “Zupo“

### Notable players

* Settimio Massotti (1360 goals in 302 international caps)
* Alessandro Tarafino (14 times Italian Serie A Champion)
* Zaim Kobilica
* Franco Chionchio
* Alessandro Fusina
* Ivan Mestriner
* Marcello “Air” Montalto
* Tin Tokic